XM Thriller: The funk of 40 thousand years, begins March 1st
Monday, February 11, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Tags: Channels, XM, XM Radio Music
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the iconic album, XM will be launching of a special month-long channel, "XM Thriller: The Music of Michael Jackson," on March 1st.
XM Thriller (ch 63), will feature Jackson’s solo work, as well as recordings from The Jackson 5, interviews and stories from additional artists, plus other unique content that celebrates Jackson’s musical contributions.
Quincy Jones, who produced "Thriller," among other Jackson solo albums, will serve as Executive Advisor, providing counsel on the channel’s creative direction and structure.
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" sold more than 104 million copies worldwide and was the first in history to have seven top-ten singles. The 25th anniversary reissue, "Thriller 25," will be released nationwide tomorrow, February 12th, and includes every song from the original release remastered, plus several new remixes featuring Akon, will.i.am, Fergie and Kanye West.
XM Thriller will run from March 1st through March 31st.
And for a Thriller-related bonus, follow the jump...
Yes, someone actually recreated the entire "Thriller" video... out of Legos.
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Comments
Tenderoni you've got to be.
Posted by: Ola Ray | February 11, 2008 2:02 PM
Oh boy, a whole channel on XM devoted to a kit toucher.....
Posted by: Forum Goon | February 11, 2008 2:03 PM
Thank you for making me relevant again. After all the nasty comments people made about me being a pedophile and pervert, I am so very happy to see that my work is still appreciated and that people can accept me for who I am.
Posted by: Michael J. | February 11, 2008 2:04 PM
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight, it doesn't matter who's wrong or right.
Posted by: John Landis | February 11, 2008 2:21 PM
and cue the complaints about Sirius/Mel/the merger influencing the creation of a single-artist channel on XM in 5..4..3..2..1..
Posted by: RoadRunner | February 11, 2008 2:41 PM
There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time.
Posted by: Rick Baker | February 11, 2008 2:55 PM
I invented kid touching
hoo hoo
Posted by: hoohoo | February 11, 2008 3:08 PM
GREAT! even worse sound quality! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XM: The Worst Sounding Audio Product On The Market!
Posted by: Anonymous Coward | February 11, 2008 3:30 PM
>> and cue the complaints about Sirius/Mel/the merger influencing the creation of a single-artist channel on XM in 5..4..3..2..1..
I really don't think anyone complains about a single artist channel running for 30 days. But when you start committing a channel long-term, like Elvis, XMLed, etc., it is hard to argue that it isn't dumbing down the content.
Posted by: Stack Pointer | February 11, 2008 3:33 PM
Hey, where's my channel ??
Posted by: Tito Jackson | February 11, 2008 3:34 PM
So they called her mouth a motor.
Posted by: Q | February 11, 2008 3:43 PM
I think that this is a good idea for a channel, if just for a month. You can't deny that Michael still influences the music of today even after all of the crazy shit that he has been through. I like the way that XM add mini-channels to the line up if just for a day like they did with Mardi Gras last week. And POTUS 08 is a great channel, I have been highly impressed by it every time I tune in. I think XM does a great job adding and subtracting channels as the seasons go, like with their Christmas selections, XM LED, and all of their specials on XMX.
Posted by: Jim | February 11, 2008 4:07 PM
hoo hoo i invented failure
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=10mm0cj&s=3
Posted by: #1 in NYC | February 11, 2008 4:15 PM
It's too high to get over -- yeah, yeah -- Too low to get under -- yeah, yeah-- You're stuck in the middle -- yeah, yeah -- and the pain is thunder -- yeah, yeah.
Posted by: Vincent P | February 11, 2008 4:18 PM
Ugh, so this is the second single-artist channel E-Lo was talking about...
All I can say is I'm glad it'll only be around for a month. (You can tell they factored popular opinion in on the contracts, this gets one month, whereas everybody's favorite Led Zeppelin gets a nice long 6 months (which, IMO, was too short, but oh well))
Posted by: Libb | February 11, 2008 4:21 PM
XM trying to corner that elusive pederast market.
Posted by: WhoreMonger | February 11, 2008 4:26 PM
Nice pic...He must be looking at little boys...
Posted by: dave | February 11, 2008 5:19 PM
I just wasted 15 minutes of my life watching Lego Thriller...
Posted by: banff21 | February 11, 2008 5:29 PM
Mama say, mama sah, moo-mah-poo-saw.
Posted by: Michael Peters | February 11, 2008 11:01 PM
LEAVE MICHAEL ALONE LEAVE MICHAEL ALONE.........
Posted by: Rich | February 11, 2008 11:27 PM